The Chacoan peccary looks pig-like and also eats cacti.
It has coarse gray fur and a pale band across its shoulders. Its tough snout helps it handle cacti.
Researchers reported Chacoan peccary records from Campo Grande in north-western Santiago del Estero, Argentina. They used camera-trap images and also found a skull and footprints. Interviews with local residents confirmed the species’ historical presence in the area. The community lies within the Argentine Dry Chaco.
The records fall within the North Biological Corridor. The authors described them as initial evidence that northern and southern populations may be connected. Camera images, physical signs, and local accounts together documented the species in this part of the corridor.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
In Campo Grande, north-western Santiago del Estero, researchers documented Chacoan peccary presence through camera traps, a skull, footprints, and interviews. Local accounts confirmed the species’ historical presence, and the records lie within the North Biological Corridor. The authors described the findings as initial evidence of a possible connection between northern and southern populations. These records add a locality to the species’ documented distribution in the Argentine Dry Chaco and provide field evidence from a community landscape.